Senior Member Prof101 Posted October 4, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted October 4, 2013 First poster. I have written my story in my profile, but just in case I am also including it below. I am 33. with IIIV, with vertex being the area of highest priority. My hair is thin all over on the top but I have some clearly balding spot on the vertex. It is hard to find examples of people like me who have done HT with focus on the crown. I fully understand that the vertex eats up more grafts but this is the area that bothers me most. I need to discuss my options with a TOP doctor. I am searching for a top FUE doctor, who is willing to talk to me honestly, does not mind working with a curious guy who asks questions, and who has a scientific approach: I need to have an estimate of the number of grafts available for transplant in order to decide how many to use for my crown. I have an average number of donor density but above average thickness and above average quality of grafts based on my last HT (which you can read about below). Can't doctors easily produce these days an estimate of the density in my donor area, and accordingly an estimate of the donor supply? Then I will need an estimate of how much is needed to achieve the desired results. Not too hard, but somehow not all doctors are that patient. I am seeking doctor recommendations. The offices of top surgeons can feel free to contact me directly. I am thinking of: Feller or Shapiro. But maybe I am missing some important names. Please let me know your thoughts. Much appreciated and thanks for this amazing forum (I read through and I can see the commitment to improve the HT experience for all of us). ----- MY STORY FROM MY PROFILE ------------------ Started thinning 10 years ago, was 24. Was most aggressive in the crown, and still is. I had an HT of 700 grafts FUE in the crown, in 2010. Added some coverage, but not sufficient. I did not want to go to a more aggressive procedure, partly because I did not want to shave head. Now I am OK shaving (although unhappy about it). I have always seen crown balding (vertex) as much less cosmetically acceptable than frontal recession. I have both and while I do dislike the frontal recession I find my bald spot extremely annoying. I am an educated patient and looking for the following in an HT surgeon: - Someone who has established an excellent reputation both in terms of results and communication with/understanding of patients. - someone who can show me cases similar to mine, with successful crown HT results. I am also considering some frontal HT. - Communication and decisions based on hard facts is key. I need an evaluation based on estimate of hair count/density and the characteristics of my hair. Here are some background info that would be very useful: 1- My previous HT surgeon said my grafts are of excellent quality for FUE. He said he was "amazed". 2- My donor density is on the average side or even a bit below. However I have thick black hair in the back/sides that create a lot of volume. I think that is a big compensating factor, but how big is for the Doc to tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member stinger99 Posted October 5, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted October 5, 2013 bisanga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Glenn Charles Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 I would be glad to give you my recommendation if you can provide some good photographs. Can also speak with directly or via Skype. Dr. Glenn Charles is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member greatjob Posted October 5, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted October 5, 2013 Yeah post up some pictures everyone will be able to help you a lot better. Also here are a bunch of posted crown restorations you can check out: Forum By and for Hair Loss Patients - Search Results Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Prof101 Posted October 6, 2013 Author Senior Member Share Posted October 6, 2013 Thanks a lot for this link. Unfortunately I can only see the first page of hits. There are some good work out there. If you have seen any crown by Feller or Shapiro please let me know. I have taken some pictures, not of good quality, I used flash in all but one and well.. i look horrible in these compared to real life but well. My DONOR hair is described by a HT surgeon who saw me as: average/low density Wavy Coarse I hope I have the option of taking out these pictures when i am done with this discussion (right?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member greatjob Posted October 6, 2013 Senior Member Share Posted October 6, 2013 I guess the search links expire. I attached a screen capture with the search parameters I used to pull up all of those crown results. Hope it helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Prof101 Posted October 7, 2013 Author Senior Member Share Posted October 7, 2013 SO I posted photos, but no comments/thoughts?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Ireland78 Posted October 7, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted October 7, 2013 Erdogan or Doganay. Best value and superb dr's. Your hair is better than i thought. Book it and get it done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Prof101 Posted October 8, 2013 Author Senior Member Share Posted October 8, 2013 I am not looking for good value. I need top doctors. I was hoping for expert advise from people here who asked me to post pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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